a new wave of ethnic violence has erupted across western myanmar, killing at least 56 people. dozens more were wounded in the clashes between buddhists and muslims. the violencee-ignited en sunday in rakhine state, triggering the worst fighting the country has seen since june. nearly 2,000 homes were also destroyed and thousands of residents fled the area. in afghanistan, two u.s. troops were killed in what appeared to be another insider attack. it happened on a late morning patrol in southern uruzgan province, when a man in an afghan police uniform turned his gun on e troops.tr it's the second suspected insider attack in two days. yesterday, two british service members died in a shooting with n afghan police officer. in u.s. economic news, new claims for unemployment fell last week, indicating slow but stey jogrgrowth. stocks on wall street edged higher today on a handful of corporate earnings reports. the dow j.nes industrial average gained 26 points to close above 13,103. the nasdaq rose more than four pondts to close at 2,986. those are some of the day's major stories. now